The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-11
Obituary..

GAy.-Ded in Bethel, May 7, Hon. Mel
son Gay of Gaysville, aged fifty-four years.
Thus reads the sad chronicle that we have
to send out to-day-sad not only to the
loving wife and children, to the aged
mother, to the brothers and sisters left be-
hind, but to the whole people of the White
River valley. Some years ago when his
honored father, Merrick Gay, died at Gays
vile, the people of Stock bridge and the sur
rounding country cried, in their sorrow,
" Who shall take his place, and make good
the fathers loss to us?" The noble, honored
son has done it, and now, when his sudden
death comes, the people stand aghast and
in their grief again cry out, Who shall
make good our loss to us?" and much we
fear that long will the saddening cry go
echoing around before another shall come
to answer it. The particulars of the sad
event, as we gather them, are that Mr.. Gay
had been to our village on business on Sat
urday, and about four o'clock p. NJ. started
for home, when, crossing the branch bridge
at the upper end of the village, it is reported
that a man whom he met noticed that the
bits to the harness were broken, and he en-
deavored to call Mr.. Gays attention to it,
but failed of so doing. Soon after the horse
started upon faster gait, which Mr.. Gay
was unable to check, the horse being a
powerful one, and which was continued
until reaching the residence of Mrs. G. G..
Stearns (who is a sister of Mr.. Gays wife
WIen, tltHer OF MS own accord or DN Une ul-
rection of Mr.. Gay, the horse turned into
the yard and in so doing Mr.. Gay was
thrown from the carriage Ga two-wbeeled
road-carD and, striking his head against d
large tree, was rendered unconcious, in
which state he remained until forty-five
minutes past nine that evening, when
calmly, as he had ever lived he entered the
dreamless sleep whose awakening comes
| upon the other shore in the better land
| Although never politician, he had filed
unsought by himself, being one of the kind
| that waited for the people to call him when
| they wanted him, nearly or every office
within the gift of his townspeople and many
outside of the township, such as county
senator, assistant judge of the county court
etc, and he had not only filled them will
honor to himself but to the good of his con
stituency. AT the time of his death he helt
the positions of president of the White
River National Bank of Bethel, assistan
judge of Windsor county court, town clerl
of the town of Stock bridge ian Office whicl
he had held for thirty years. and som,
minor offices. in business matters he wa
active, quick and honest, and many an en-
terprise owed its prosperity and success t.
his cool, sagacious management. AT tn
time of his death he was a partner in tn
Gaysville Manufacturing Company of Gays
vile, in the Bethel Statuary Granite Com
pany of Bethel and was connected with tn
New England Colony Company which i
engaged in founding homes for such a
choose in Dakota. OF a pleasant, unas
suming disposition, his coming alway
brought genial sunshine to every presence
and many day will pass away before tn
aching void in the hearts of his associate
and acquaintances will be filled by another